MySQL to use SolidDB Storage Engine

The SolidDB Storage Engine by Solid Information Technology will be used to provision the storage engine for the MySQL database. The MySQL database software can be used with a variety of storage engines, including one called InnoDB, which database firm Oracle purchased. Solid believes that by open-sourcing a portion of Solid's database software, the company will be able to generate revenue from smaller deals.

"The market for open-source databases in mission-critical environments has a big potential," Paola Lubet, vice president of marketing and business development at Solid, said, and added that MySQL provided "a good channel" to reach open-source database customers.